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27 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,June 2,2022 insidehalton.com -- nian band DakhaBrakha WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Food, Indigenous circle, workshops, artisan market 6. VIBRANT BRAMPTON BRAMPTON: July 22 and 23 Garden Square (12 Main St. N., Brampton) www.vibrantbrampton.ca Vibrant Brampton will showcase acts from around the globe July 22 and 23 in Brampton's downtown Garden Square. Among more than 150 local and international acts, the headliners include Punjabi Canadian heartthrob Geeta Zaildar. WHAT'S ON STAGE: Geeta Zaildar, Aastha Gill, and Jaz Dhami WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Dancing, workshops and more 7. HAGERSVILLE ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL HAGERSVILLE: July 23 Heaslip Ford Amphitheatre at Grant Kett Memorial Park (38 Sherring St. N., Hagersville) www.hagersvillerocks.com Hagersville Rocks Music Festival is the biggest music event of the year in Haldimand County. WHAT'S ONSTAGE: Aaron Pritchett, Dan Davidson, Emily Reid, Fiddlestix, Kalsey Kulyk, Nicole Rayy WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Food vendors, beer tent 8. FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS HAMILTON: July 29 to 31 Gage Park (1000 Main St. E., Hamilton) www.festivalofriends.ca Festival of Friends, one of the largest events of its kind in Canada, has been running since 1976 and is known for its outdoor music, arts, crafts vendors and more. The festival was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, but returned last September for one day of music, which was headlined by Big Wreck and Danko Jones. WHAT'S ONSTAGE: To be announced WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Crafts, food, rides and more 9. BOOTS AND HEARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORO-MEDONTE: Aug. 4 to 7 Burl's Creek Event Grounds (240 8 Line S., Oro Station) www.bootsandhearts.com The annual festival has been dubbed as the country's largest camping ground music festival. WHAT'S ON STAGE: Shania Twain, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, and Walker Hayes WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Camping with tent and RV spots, food trucks, shop vendors, games and activities 10. ROLLING LOUD TORONTO: Sept. 9 to 11 Ontario Place (955 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Toronto) www.rollingloud.com/toronto Rolling Loud is a three-day hip hop music festival that features headlining acts like Future and Dave and more than 100 artists. WHAT'S ONSTAGE: Future, Dave, Wizkid, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Roddy Rich, Belly and Haviah Mighty WHAT'S OFFSTAGE: Elevated deck and dedicated couches and tables for loud club members, models and celebrity guest appearances WHAT'S ON Continued from page 26 150 ACTS TAKE TO BRAMPTON STAGE Neil Osborne, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Vancouver rock band 54-40 performs at the 2021 instalment of the Sound of Music Festival. This year's festival runs June 12-19 in Burlington, Ont. Graham Paine/Metroland